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Air photographic site SW of Elford

6 ha

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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52.68937, -1.72863

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Mallard, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Mallard, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Limodromus assimilis +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.1 km

Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route420 m

Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route117 m

Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route469 m

Named routeRef 54Length 469 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,292 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,292 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Coot · Great Crested Grebe +62

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common TernSterna hirundo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedshankTringa totanus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,292 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Coot · Great Crested Grebe +62

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common TernSterna hirundo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedshankTringa totanus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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